text:
Note: This blog post was updated several times Tuesday to reflect campaign finance reports as they were posted by the FEC or forwarded to the BDN by the candidates. This is the final version.
Campaign finance reports filed with the federal government show contributions flooding into the race for the 2nd Congressional District race while incumbent Sen. Susan Collins continues to build her immense 2014 war chest.
Oct. 15 was a campaign finance report filing deadline with the Federal Election Commission. Former State Treasurer Bruce Poliquin, a candidate in the 2010 gubernatorial and 2012 U.S. Senate Republican primaries, led the pack in fundraising in the third quarter of 2013, from July 1 through Sept. 30, raising more than $220,000.
Of that amount, $52,000 came from the candidate himself, making Poliquin the only candidate for Maine's sprawling northern district to have partially funded his or her own campaign.
Poliquin, of Oakland, outpaced Democratic Sen. Emily Cain, D-Orono, who raised $75,000 in the third quarter, making her the top-earning Democrat in the race for the 2nd Congressional District.
Cain's campaign fundraising total weighs in at $140,000, and she has $97,000 cash on hand, according to her filing, while Poliquin has nearly his full Q3 contributions at his disposal.
According to Cain campaign spokesman Dan Cashman, that total does not include any funds funneled through EMILY's List, a national group that pushes campaign money toward women candidates, which recently endorsed Cain. The endorsement is expected to be a financial windfall for Cain.
Cain and Poliquin are each running in contested primaries to become their parties' nominee in the 2014 contest to replace U.S. Rep. Mike Michaud, a Millinocket Democrat, who is leaving Congress after six terms to run for governor.
Collins, meanwhile, raised more than $800,000 in the three-month reporting period, bringing total campaign contributions to more than $3.3 million, according to a report provided by the senator's office. She has more than $2.76 million cash on hand, which she'll use to fend off Democratic challenger Shenna Bellows of Manchester.
Bellows, the former executive director of the Maine chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union,announced her candidacy this month after the close of the third quarter. Bellows will file her first campaign finance report in January.
In his bid to replace Michaud, Republican Kevin Raye, a former Maine Senate president from Perry, raised $90,000 in the third quarter, and has about $85,000 cash on hand.In a press release, Raye's campaign said the money had been raised in just 17 days — the period between the announcement of his candidacy and the third-quarter closing date of Sept. 30.
Retired U.S. Navy Capt. Blaine Richardson is also running for the Republican nomination in the state's 2nd Congressional District, but his campaign is costing the candidate more than he's pulling in campaign contributions. He raised just $1,162 in the third quarter, for a campaign total of $2,312. At the end of September, Richardson listed minus $44 cash on hand, according to his filing, and his campaign owed $22,433.
The only other Democrat to file a third-quarter finance report in the 2nd Congressional District race is Maine Sen. Troy Jackson of Allagash, who reported $71,558 in earnings to the FEC for the third quarter.
This is Jackson's first fundraising report since filing his candidacy in July. Jackson has about $45,000 cash on hand, according to a news release sent by his campaign.
Democrat Alden Smith of Sangerville also said he would for Michaud's seat, but has not yet made their candidacy official by filing with the FEC.
In the 1st Congressional District, incumbent Rep. Chellie Pingree, a Democrat, raised $45,131, and has more than $207,000 cash on hand. The only Republican to have thrown his hat in the ring against Pingree is political newcomer Isaac Misiuk of Gorham.


text:
Industry Lockout Emergency Lockout Industry Tx
Industry Lockout is the premiere Industry locksmith company serving the Industry Tx and surrounding areas. We offer the following professional locksmith services:
Industry Lockout provides 24 hour fast reliable Emergency Industry Lockout services for your house, automobile and commercial building. Our locksmith technicians are licensed & insured to provide excellent experienced local locksmith services. Call Industry Lockout.
|Automobile Lockouts Residential Lockouts Garage Door Lock Repair
Commercial Lockouts 24 Hour Emergency Lockout Industry Area Locksmiths

subset: commoncrawl


text:
Selling your practice to TaxAssist Accountants
Considering the many changes to our industry, including Making Tax Digital (MTD), legislation, technology and software, we believe that many sole practitioners may prefer to sell their practice if the opportunity arose.
TaxAssist Accountants has made available its Fee Bank Purchase Scheme for small accountancy practices across the UK who are alarmed by the additional work associated with these changes and what it will mean to their client base.
Why should I sell my fee bank to TaxAssist Accountants?
At TaxAssist Accountants, our existing 225+ network of accountants are ready and geared up to educate all their clients in using our state-of-the-art technologies and approaches. Your clients will see a smooth transition to the TaxAssist family and benefit from the enhanced range of services we offer, including the ability to pay by direct debit and use of our mobile apps for expense tracking and much more.
Where are TaxAssist Accountants looking to buy practices/fee banks?
Our 225+ strong network of accountants covers the whole of the UK and many of our network are ready and waiting to hear of opportunities to buy existing practices and fee banks. Contact us today for a confidential discussion on 0800 0188 297.
How much will I be paid for my practice/fee bank?
Every practice is different in its size, client make-up and gross recurring fees. We will introduce you to our franchisees most local to you and you will be able to negotiate a fair price with them. We are an ethical organisation and look to treat people fairly and as we would wish to be treated. We want to hear from you.
How does the scheme work?
Selling your fee bank to TaxAssist Accountants couldn't be easier. We will treat all enquiries with the utmost respect and confidentially
Step 1:
Register your interest by calling us on 0800 0188 297 or fill out this initial enquiry form here
Step 2:
- Provide us with the basic information including:
- Your name
- Your location
- Gross Recurring Fee (GRF) net value
- Client base makeup (Sole Traders, Limited Companies etc)
- Your time in practice
Step 3:
From our Support Centre based in Norwich, we will introduce you to our franchisees local to you, who will then get in contact to start the discussions and any subsequent negotiations.
It's that simple!
What if I want to join TaxAssist with my existing practice?
We are open to existing accountancy practices looking to join our successful and award-winning network and enjoy all the benefits that comes along with it. Every franchisee in the TaxAssist Accountants network enjoys award-winning training, technical support and business development support delivered in a whole manner of ways. To find out more, contact us on 0800 0188 297 or email us here for a confidential chat.


text:
Few fans show up for Manchester United's IPOAugust 10, 2012: 2:43 PM ET
Manchester United didn't have many fans cheering for the 134-year-old British soccer team when it made its debut on the New York Stock Exchange (NYX) Friday.
Shares of Manchester United (MANU) barely budged above their $14 initial public offering price. The stock opened at $14.05 and stuck mostly around that level for most of the day. The stock closed its first day of trading precisely at its $14 IPO price.
Manchester United had trouble getting investors excited during its road show and was forced to lower its IPO price to $14 Thursday night from its estimated range of $16 to $20 a share.
Sam Hamadeh, CEO of private company research firm PrivCo, attributes the stock's lackluster debut to overall wariness among retail investors after Facebook's (FB) botched IPO.
"What we're seeing today is a buyer's strike on overvalued IPOs," said Hamadeh. "This is a new paradigm, because often with brands people know well, there's a first day pop," he said.
Investors had many reason to be wary of the team's prospects as a public company. The $233 million in proceeds from the IPO will be used to pay down roughly $662 million in debt and pay a dividend to the team's owners, the billionaire Glazer family.
Related: ManU IPO ranks team world's most valuable
Of the 16.6 million shares offered in the IPO, half were sold by the club. The rest were sold by the Glazers, who also own the NFL's Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The Glazers bought ManU for $1.47 billion in a debt-financed takeover in 2005.
Manchester United will become part of a small club of publicly traded sports teams, joining the likes of Italian soccer team Juventus.
U.S. basketball team the Boston Celtics and baseball team the Cleveland Indians were public, but have since become private after their stocks failed to take off.
Related: The rise of confidential IPOs
"Sports teams are usually there to win and spend as much money they can to do that," said Philip Hall, managing director at Inner Circle Sports, an investment banker who has worked on numerous sports transactions. "That usually isn't good for a team's profits."
Morningstar analysts noted in a report that despite Manchester United's iconic brand and loyal fans, "the unpredictable nature of sports" will likely undercut the team's ability to provide consistent profits to investors. Morningstar put the "fair value" of the ManU's stock at $10.
The IPO gives the Red Devils, as the club is known, a market value of about $2.3 billion.


text:
'A central premise of US media coverage of the Israeli attack on Gaza – beyond the claim that Israel is justifiably "defending itself" – is that this is some endless conflict between two foreign entitles, and Americans can simply sit by helplessly and lament the tragedy of it all. The reality is precisely the opposite: Israeli aggression is possible only because of direct, affirmative, unstinting US diplomatic, financial and military support for Israel and everything it does. This self-flattering depiction of the US as uninvolved, neutral party is the worst media fiction since TV news personalities covered the Arab Spring by pretending that the US is and long has been on the side of the heroic democratic protesters, rather than the key force that spent decades propping up the tyrannies they were fighting.'
— Glenn Greenwald in "Stop pretending the US is an uninvolved, helpless party in the Israeli assault on Gaza" (The Guardian, 17 November 2012)


text:
By Jamie Crawford
North Korea more than likely tested a long-range rocket engine late last month, according to analysis of new satellite imagery over the site.
In the photos released by 38 North, a blog run by the School of Advanced International Studies at Johns Hopkins University, indicators of a probable test are seen through the presence of a probable rocket stage, propellant tanks, as well as the appearance of burned vegetation around the launch stand.
The photos were taken between August 25 and 30.
"These are not in and of themselves indicators that there is going to be a rocket test six months from now," Joel Wit, a former North Korea specialist at the State Department who is now with 38 North, told CNN about the photos.
It is not clear from the photos, Wit said, whether the test was for the second stage of the Unha-3 rocket, which North Korea used in a successful launch test last December, or whether it was a test for a stage of another larger rocket.
The Sohae launch facility, where the latest photos were taken, is the same facility from which North Korea has conducted previous rocket launches, including last December's test.
In recent months, similar satellite imagery has shown what look to be other instances of rocket-engine tests by North Korea, as well as the resumption of production at a previously closed plutonium production site.
North Korea faces a very long list of sanctions for its past provocative behavior that runs from missile launch tests to nuclear tests. Bellicose rhetoric from the regime of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un earlier this year reached a point where the United States military posture in the Asia Pacific region was adjusted in case hostilities broke out on the divided Korean peninsula.
Those tensions have seemingly simmered in recent months, and a joint industrial park operated by both the North and South recently reopened after the North shuttered it earlier this year.
But analysts like Wit who follow developments in the North say the latest satellite photos show the country is not likely to change it's approach to missile development any time soon.
"These kinds of activities are continuing despite whatever outward posture they have, and people will have to get realistic about it," he said.
Good day, I'm making contact with yourself in direction of talk to if by yourself're seeking for a far better website link indexer. We specifically include remaining the beta attempt step (GSA discussion board) and the suggestions is Fantastic. As your self notice the outdated references in just the sector are fewer thriving given that many Google upgrades. This is not our scenario.
Our provider is the excellent for Google nevertheless moreover index Bing and Yandex. Our formulation are all endless, submissions AND variety of URLs, which results in them the excellent partner for Website positioning organizations.
We that's why offer you your self 24 hrs of tests once your self drive towards verify that we are the ideal: http://spreadbetting-uk.co.uk/links/go.php?url=http://www.miniurlz.com/LP-IN2
Pass: G8D2EZ9P3
Look at your self before long
wh0cd903221 where can i buy flagyl online
does anyone think NK will attack
No fat ass
N. Korea continues to pose a threat. I get the feeling, though, that news agencies are conspiring to move the US to hot war with that country. To that, I say NO!
So it's now "provocative behavior" to build weapons to defend yourself?
All of those folks who wishes to 'nuke' the North Korean regime with a nuclear bomb but they themselves don't want other certain nations to have nuclear capabilities. Hypocrites ! 18 year old kid: Lets nuke em already CoD style
Old wise guy: How do you come to terms with that ? Its all Politics man,Politics, if that is your best interest of your antio9n to bomb North Korea, than its in the North Koreans interests to build their capabilities, than thereafter after its all said and done lets fight and see who wins and the winner will dictate terms...
Why don't we just nuke N.Korea and get it over with?
Brian Brian Brian ...You wild cat... alas...
Why don't they just have a war and get it over with...be a relief for the rest of the world
You guys remember that scene from the Right Stuff where they were testing the first rockets, and it goes up a foot, falls down, and blows up? Then goes up a foot, falls over, and blows up? Then nothing happens but the nosecone flies off?
These missile tests probably look a whole lot like that...
Failure is a part of creation and creativity. However, these days that knowledge exists, and now rocketry on that scale is about the ability to manage an enormously complex project.
Laugh all you want, but 10 years after that Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin walked on the moon, while Mike Collins orbited it.
You're comparing the US in the 60's when it was the most prosperous nation in the world with a backwater country that can't even afford to feed or provide electricity for its citizens. There won't be any North Koreans orbiting the Earth as long as that regime stays in power, don't worry...
I think NK would love to have the capability to hit the USA but these are not religious radicals. They would have to gain something from doing such a thing. With these guys money talks.
So they sell said weapon system to the highest bidder, be it muslim fundamentalist or Mexican Cartel boss.
Yup. Probably.
Help us Obama Wan Kenobi ! You're our only hope! (Man are we in trouble!)
Geez, what a Dink
@ Dink_winkerson
" You're our only hope! (Man are we in trouble!) "
Yeah, those were the final thoughts of BinLadin as the Navy seals were coming up the steps!
Grow up tea phagger sore-election loser!!!!!
Lovely how liberals keep wanting to claim victory over bin Laden or how Obama is so tough... You realize the entire operation and tactics began under Bush, right?
So Obama is very good at following the leader... nice.
@MadMoto – if you wish to look it up you'll find that the Bush administration stopped looking for Bin Laden. Look up "C.I.A. Closes Unit Focused on Capture of bin Laden" from 2006. But don't let the truth get in the way of a good teabag rant.
Asia needs a simple, unified policy on NK.
And it's very simple. Any attack by North Korea is considered as an attack by the People's Republic of China.
Make Peking pay for the actions of their little commie puppets.
Good idea. Why don't you go make China pay. The previous occasions your military people tangled with China in the Korea and Vietnam wars got their asses kicked. I am certain you can do better.
Joe......I'm a little confused. If the Chinese kicked our asses, then why isn't it just the DPRK? The ROK still exists, right? Compare casualties between the two countries and it does not support your 'asses kicked' theory. The Chinese had no regards for their infantry and just used human waves to try and push the UN forces back. (Please notice that I pointed out UN and not US)
Time for you to close your antiquated history book and go to recess.
Might as well just paint a bullseye around Washington, D.C. .
be affraid...be very affraid.
lol...like NK really cares about hitting the US. Now the US government...that's something Americans should truly be affraid of.
I didn't know our satellite technology could pick out 15-20 guys running around with their hair on fire, because that's the only sure sign that North Korea would be testing a rocket.
to change it's approach should be " its" approach
So, what if the photos DO show NK missile tests? Obama isn't going to do anything about and the NK's KNOW IT
CNN is on it's way to extinction. They are scraping. Sites like liveleak to get the latest news. Pathetic!
This looks a lot like the old image...
Wait....took them a month to analyze this satellite imagery? I mean, in Syria they could prove in hours Assad had used sarin gas from satellites. or was that just Kerry BSing us, .....again?
Yes, if you convert into hours the 4 weeks they waited before deciding to launch an attack... 4 x 7 x 24. You'll need a calculator and its manual for the math
Guess old Obama and Kerry are a bit too busy to worry about old business eh? One morning we'll all wake up to the headlines that N. Korea has just launched a nuclear missile at someone, and they demand attention.
China has announce stopping sales of weapons of mass destruction and parts to DPRK as of September 23, 2013, in compliance with UN decisions. That is, requests for qutation were entertained till September 22. China has also issued statements condemning nations deploying anti-missile defense systems, claiming they will impact preventing proliferation of nuclear weapons, just because China still doesn't have working antimissile systems to deploy.
The Chinese need to clean up their DPRK mess.
Is the U.S. relying on Johns Hopkins for intelligence now?
But yet if you go to google maps and or click this link https://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&tab=wl the site looks clean. id like to now how updated google maps is, becasue if google maps is current, one of the pics is a ploy to stir us up.
According to the article, these photos were taken about a month ago. Google Maps is almost never that current. It's usually years old.
All you have to do is look closer at the google image and you'll see the 2012 watermark. But of course it's more fun to just go on ahead and throw potential conspiracy theories out there based on your known lack of knowledge.
The US just sent up it's first spy satellite that can take pictures of the world with a high tech camera that is supposed to be able to read a car's license plate. And since that is information that the government told us, that means it can do much more. It can probable take pictures with a resolution good enough to be able to read the words of a novel you are reading in your backyard.
Ummm, the US has had satellites that can read the date on a dime for the last 3 decades. Get with it.
exactly what i was thinking, it did not make any less funny though.
CNN does not speak for US Intelligence, It would be foolish for you to rely in CNN for intelligence information. Need to look else where for it.
"North Korea faces a very long list of sanctions.... " Just DO IT for cryin' out loud.
North Korea has always been a few cookies short of a full tray.
The Chinese need to muzzle their mongrel.
What would happen if North Korea published American rocket engine tests pictures on the news???
North Korea developed rocket technology by themselves...
America's were stolen from the Nazis...
Uh, no.
NK's rocket tech is probably based on tech given to them long ago by the Soviet Union (who, itself got its rocket technology from the Nazis). Actually, all of their equipment is based on pre-collapse Soviet Hardware.
Shut up already
Someone should just make North Korea extinct
"North Korea developed rocket technology by themselves..." LOL. Of course they did.
Julian...you are clueless. The Germans purchased copies of Dr. Robert Goddard's US Patents for 10 cents each. They learned from America. We just stole Von Braun.
America did not steal from Germany. America robbed them by invasion. Remember the Normandy ? And America shipped out shiploadfuls of designs of rockets, atomic bombs, jet engines, plane designs,plans of steel manufacturing processes, chemical plants, and all scientists and engineers associated with them. All of them takenat gun point. They are called fortunes of war.
Yeah, because it certainly would have been better to let the Soviets take it, eh?
Dennis Rodman can handle this
Yeah...just lay out another rail for him. He'll get right on it!
Yawn......Come on CNN. Getting bored of your Anti – Iran, China and North Korea rhetoric.
Do some journalism, stop trying to scare us.
If I was an ultra rich guy, above the islamic law, this is what I would do. Ally with key players, IE Iran NK Syria China Russia etc. Keep the CC elements undercover (ie me) and play hot potato. Bounce from country to country exterminating kaffirs at three basic speeds under the guise of protest. You have the starting speed, 25 – 3000 killed a day. The recoil speed, when the world notices 25-99 dead per day, and the one they have yet to use, all out war. You simply stop and send the fighters elsewhere when it gets too hot. Because of the society they live in, it is really easy to control the armies , just martyr the ones you can't control. No one is in uniform any way so you just use the rage against your enemy by misrepresenting who did it. The good dogs , are allowed to grow old , the ones that are easily controlled. But for all this to work you would need a 'promised land' that offered everything you can imagine , like snow sking in a desert. An Icon of the power since the actual generals themselves are hidden (me in this hypothetical), Islam in this case, and a purpose built reward, or promise, dubai.
It is all a game of hot potato. Eventually it will boil over to a real war , the question is how far the opposing force is degraded to before it does. It is as if syrians were being held hostage to buy time. If you play the long game like this you win if not stopped.
Syria is just a guise to distract Americans from internal problems (primera Obamacare).
Nice of al-Assad to play along, eh? Now go back to Faux News and play.
But... but... How can this be ??
The "ONE"
TOLD Kim Jr. NOT to pay with rockets & A bombs anymore !!!
Maybe Putin has a solution.
Do it bro
same oh, same oh...
Hey Grammer Police, really? You've never made a mistake? Sorry you couldn't find a date tonight.
You can't even spell "anti"? And it's always the most pathetically illiterate who feel the most threatened by anyone who calls them on it.
why dont you get a grip on reality... pathetic
Second-last paragraph: its, not it's. Elementary grammar mistake on a major news site, really?
Says the guy who cannot even construct a simple sentence.
Say what you will, I view commenting on the Internet as more akin to the informality of speech than to "proper" sentences. Doesn't negate the fact that I am an officer on the Grammar Police force, spotted a mistake on a major news site and called it out for everyone's benefit.
none of this will EVER happen
Must be running out of news.


text:
Trek Top Fuel 9.9 SL
Top Fuel 9.9 SL is Trek's fastest full suspension XC mountain bike. Everything on this bike is geared toward helping you go faster and perform better. An OCLV Mountain Carbon frame, carbon components, and super-lightweight full suspension setup make Top Fuel 9.9 SL a race-ready rocket that flies over gnarly terrain on its way to the podium.
It's right for you if...
At night, when you're lying in bed after a hard ride, you close your eyes and dream of carbon and the best XC parts available. Whether you're racing or training, you want to be the fastest. You want a bike that exceeds expectations in all categories—light weight, strength, speed, and efficiency.
The tech you get
Here's the truth: there's not much on this bike that isn't carbon. Trek's superlight OCLV Mountain Carbon frame, Bontrager Kovee Pro 30 carbon wheels with a 108-tooth Rapid Drive hub, SRAM XX1 Eagle 1x12 drivetrain, 100mm front and rear suspension with a super-light and super-plush RockShox SID SE fork. Plus, a TwistLoc dual remote suspension lockout, SRAM Level Ultimate carbon brakes, and a carbon handlebar and seatpost.
The final word
So. Much. Carbon. This is hands down the fastest full suspension XC mountain bike we make, trimmed with the best parts out there. A full OCLV Mountain Carbon frame, top-of-the-line suspension, and carbon components come together in Top Fuel 9.9 SL to make the fastest bike on the line. The rest is up to you.
Why you'll love it
1 - This is full suspension performance at the weight of a hardtail
2 - It's the choice of the pros of Trek Factory Racing XC, and for good reason: it's the fastest XC bike Trek makes
3 - TwistLoc simultaneously locks out front and rear shocks for climbs and sprints with the simple Grip Shift-like motion
4 - Wider Kovee Pro 30 wheels provide better tire support so you can run lower pressure and get more traction
Wheel size:
Size 15.5-inch: 27.5-inch
Sizes 17.5-inch–21.5-inch: 29-inch
Pedals sold separately
|OCLV Mountain Carbon main frame & stays, ABP, Full Floater, EVO link, tapered head tube, Mino Link, MicroTruss, Control Freak internal routing, Carbon Armor, PF92, Boost148 & G2 Geometry on 29ers, 100mm travel
|RockShox SID SE Carbon, DebonAir, Motion Control damper, TwistLoc remote lockout, tapered steerer, G2 Geometry w/51mm offset on 29ers, Boost110, 100mm travel
|FSA IS-2, 1-1/8-inch top, 1.5-inch bottom
|Rear Shock
|Fox Factory Float DPS, 2-position remote, Kashima Coat, tuned by Trek Suspension Lab, 6.5x1.5-inch
Front: 15 x 110mm
Rear: 12 x 148 (15.5-inch size: 12 x 142mm)
|Bontrager Kovee Pro 30 carbon, Tubeless Ready, 108T Rapid Drive, Boost110 front, Boost148 rear (15.5-inch: 142x12 rear), tubeless strips included, valves sold separately
|Bontrager XR2 Team Issue, Tubeless Ready, 120 tpi, aramid bead, 29x2.20 (15.5-inch: 27.5x2.20)
|SRAM XX1 Eagle Dub
|34T Direct Mount
|Bottom Bracket
|SRAM DUB Press Fit, 92mm
|SRAM XX1 Eagle
|Rear Derailleur
|SRAM XX1 Eagle, Roller Bearing Clutch
|Cassette/Rear Cogs
|SRAM XG-1299, 10-50, 12 speed
|SRAM XX1 Eagle, 12 speed
|Bontrager XXX, OCLV Carbon, 31.8, zero rise
|Bontrager Pro, 31.8mm, 7 degree
|SRAM Level Ultimate carbon hydraulic disc
|Not included
|Bontrager Montrose Pro, carbon rails
|Seat Post
|Bontrager XXX, OCLV Carbon, 31.6mm, zero offset
* Subject to change without notice.


text:
Neff ft. FRED THE GODSON - Not Even Light Out [Label Submitted]
This a video from VIP AAE Media Group off of NEFF up coming mix tape THE STORM with one of the features from the hottest spiting Artist out there FRED THE GODSON
Please click the "Report" button below if the video on this page is not working properly.
Comments will only be displayed by verified emails. No Spamming or Racism.


text:
Recently, as part of a paper I'm researching, I came across the General Social Survey (GSS) This is an amazing collection of data that has been collected almost annually since 1972. According to their website: "The General Social Survey (GSS) conducts basic scientific research on the structure and development of American society with a data-collection program designed to both monitor societal change within the United States and to compare the United States to other nations."
You can track changes in attitudes and behaviors over the past four decades about such issues as the role of government, social inequality, leisure activities, civil rights, volunteerism, environment, health, and many other issues. I was able to somewhat quickly create tables on how strongly people agree with spanking children by their religious affiliation; how many gays/lesbians people know by their age; and if a person went to see a movie in the past week by their zodiac sign (Leos saw the most)
But, having sung its praises, I admit that I found the site a little overwhelming to use and many of the questions are not relevant to my research.
So I turned to the Association of Religion Data Archives (ARDA) is a clearing house for many different surveys on religion and it includes the GSS data. ARDA also hosts many other national, regional, and international surveys. It even includes the Gravestone index which focused on the types of images and secular and religious information found on gravestones in the United States, Canada, Britain, and Australia.
ARDA also has a handy "Custom table" maker for many of the GSS years. You first select a year (ex. 2008) and pick any two questions that you want to combine.
These sources are great for comparing Jewish results with those of other religions. If you want to look at Jewish opinions only, check out the Jewish Survey Question Bank (JSQB), a project of the Berman Jewish Policy Archive. You can search to see what surveys have been performed and what questions included. As far as I could tell, they had the questions, and in many instances, the reports, but not the raw data so that you can't do the same kind of custom comparisons.
Sheryl F. Stahl, Senior Associate Librarian, Frances-Henry Library.


text:
Minneapolis media outlet WCCO, is reporting that The Minnesota Twins and AL MVP Joe Mauer are close to signing a contract that would keep the face of the franchise. Infamous local insider Mark Rosen, is the man behind the report.
"A source tells WCCO-TV's Mark Rosen that American League MVP Joe Mauer has come to a preliminary agreement with the Minnesota Twins for a 10-year contract extension."
"WCCO's Rosen Monday afternoon reaffirmed that the framework of a 10-year agreement had been reached. He also noted that deals like this can fall apart late in the process and that the two sides were still working out final details on incentives."
It seems that there is nothing set in stone, but both sides are moving forward. And this would point to the Twins deciding to do the right thing and secure one of the top three players in the game. And, I am not sure I care about the price tag!


text:
In another nod to the past I did some research and decided to make a "Pressed Quilt"...
In the past, pressed quilts often did not contain batting, making them the perfect choice for "summer quilts", (quilts that had no batting).
After some deliberation, I decided to forgo the batting in these quilts as well, feeling that the tops were visually strong enough... Knowing what to leave out is just as important as knowing what to put in.
In lieu of batting and quilting, and wanting the quilt to be structurally sturdy and sound, I decided to back the quilt with 2 layers of canvas weight fabric, and simply tack each block to the backing by using a concealed "tie" stitch.
Both quilts are now available in my shop.
And one more thing, I didn't realize it while sewing, but looking at the vibrant colors and pieced blocks in these two new pieces, I would be remiss if I didn't point out that I definitely believe that my reviewing Malka's book, Fresh Quilting, had a strong impact on my subconscious!
And speaking of Fresh Quilting... we have a winner in the Giveaway! Congratulations to Vicki @ DottyJane, who said...
"Malka's sense of color and pattern is exciting and captured my interest right away! Thanks for the interview and the chance to win her book."
Thanks to everyone who entered, and hope you all have a great week!


text:
Sunday's episode of Celebrity Wife Swap (8/7c, ABC) features actor Lorenzo Lamas and comedian Andy Dick trading lady loves. Lamas' wife, Shawna Craig, goes to live with Dick, while Dick's former girlfriend and mother of his children, Lena Sved, moves in with Lamas and his three daughters.
Complicating matters is the fact that Dick has a new girlfriend named Jennifer, and the couple live in an Airstream trailer in the driveway of his and Sved's home.
Never miss an episode! Add new fall shows to your Watchlist
Lamas tells TVGuide.com that he signed up for the show so that he could show viewers that he, his wife and his three daughters defy the celebrity family stereotype. "I'm proud of my kids, and I want to show the folks out there that every Hollywood family isn't completely dysfunctional," he says. "We're just kind of this loving and supportive family that I think might go against what a normal person would assume to be the standard for Hollywood families."
But it was only after he agreed to participate that he knew he would be paired up with Andy Dick.
"Knowing what I knew about Andy, I was a little concerned about my wife going over there to his place," Lamas admits, referring to the comedian's past drug use and legal troubles. "But I saw Andy on Dancing with the Stars this last season, and I was sort of surprised by his humility, and the obvious love that he has for his daughter Megan. And I remembered that, and it kind of tempered my anxiety a little bit."
Returning summer shows: Where we left off with Dexter and more
Without giving away too many details about what ensued over the course of a week, Lamas — who is planning to live-tweet the episode during its West Coast airing on Sunday — says he was "pleasantly surprised" with the outcome of their experiment. And as for his and Shauna's marriage? "I think this challenge has fortified our relationship," he says. "I think we both came away from it appreciating each other perhaps a bit more."
Check out an exclusive clip from the episode below:
Celebrity Wife Swap airs Sundays at 8/7 on ABC.


text:
Drug Interactions between iodipamide and NeoProfen
This report displays the potential drug interactions for the following 2 drugs:
- iodipamide
- NeoProfen (ibuprofen)
Interactions between your drugs
ibuprofen iodipamide
Applies to: NeoProfen (ibuprofen) and iodipamide
Before you undergo any imaging procedure where iodipamide may be given by injection, let your doctor know if you are currently being treated with ibuprofen. Injection of iodipamide and similar contrast agents can sometimes cause kidney damage, and combining it with other medications that can also affect the kidney such as ibuprofen may increase that risk. If you have been receiving ibuprofen, your doctor may need to take special precautionary measures before, during and after the contrast injection, particularly if you also have other risk factors such as diabetes, preexisting kidney problems, dehydration, old age, congestive heart failure, low blood pressure, anemia, and multiple myeloma. Alternatively, if the risk is too great, your doctor may choose to perform a different imaging procedure where injection of a contrast is not needed. Following the procedure, you should drink plenty of fluids to keep yourself hydrated and to help flush the contrast agent out of your kidneys. Seek medical attention if you develop signs and symptoms that may suggest kidney damage such as nausea, vomiting, loss of appetite, increased or decreased urination, sudden weight gain or weight loss, fluid retention, swelling, shortness of breath, muscle cramps, tiredness, weakness, dizziness, confusion, and irregular heart rhythm. It is important to tell your doctor about all other medications you use, including vitamins and herbs. Do not stop using any medications without first talking to your doctor.
Drug and food interactions
No interactions were found. This does not necessarily mean no interactions exist. Always consult your healthcare provider.
Therapeutic duplication warnings
No warnings were found for your selected drugs.
Therapeutic duplication warnings are only returned when drugs within the same group exceed the recommended therapeutic duplication maximum.
See Also
Drug Interaction Classification
|Highly clinically significant. Avoid combinations; the risk of the interaction outweighs the benefit.
|Moderately clinically significant. Usually avoid combinations; use it only under special circumstances.
|Minimally clinically significant. Minimize risk; assess risk and consider an alternative drug, take steps to circumvent the interaction risk and/or institute a monitoring plan.
|No interaction information available.
Further information
Always consult your healthcare provider to ensure the information displayed on this page applies to your personal circumstances.


text:
[I]f a state doesn't expand its Medicaid program, most of those who would've been eligible for Medicaid will now become eligible for subsidies through ObamaCare's health-insurance exchanges. And those subsidies are paid in full by the feds.Given the potential for chaos in the Obamacare scheme if the states decline to participate, it's surprising that Justices Breyer and Kagan went along with the Chief Justice's opinion on the spending power. The original legislation had the states locked in, because they'd lose all their Medicaid funding if they didn't participate. That was held to be coercive, and thus not supportable by the spending power, which requires that states be given a choice whether to run federal programs and accept various related conditions. Under the Court's ruling, the states only lose the funding for the expansion of Medicaid, which makes it possible for them to say no, as many seem to be doing.
Thus, New York, for example, would shift most of that $52 billion in new costs back to the federal government.
Of course, if states do shift those costs back to the feds, that will cause the federal cost of ObamaCare to skyrocket. If every state were to refuse to expand its Medicaid program, the feds would save roughly $130 billion in their share of Medicaid costs in 2014, but would have to pay $230 billion more in new exchange-based subsidies — for a net added cost of $100 billion. And that's just for the first year...
ObamaCare gives the feds the authority to step in, setting up and operating an exchange in any state that doesn't set up its own... [But f]ederal subsidies are available only through exchanges that the states set up. The feds can't offer subsidies through a federally run exchange.
Thus, if states neither expanded Medicaid nor set up exchanges, that would effectively block most of ObamaCare's new entitlement spending.
There's an elaborate set of moves in the future, and I wonder how far ahead the Chief Justice looked when he chose his position. Perhaps Obamacare is doomed by the seemingly modest, miminalist hit it took on the spending power issue. But wouldn't Breyer and Kagan have seen ahead too? Why did they join him? I'm not ready to give him genius points for skillful playing of the long game.


text:
2018 Toyota GT86 Review; What a Super Car!
Influenced by Toyota's great cars heritage and also versions such as the 2000GT and also AE86 Corolla, the 2018 Toyota GT86 has actually just as tackled the duty of a pathfinder for Toyota's objective to develop automobiles that are truly more interesting and also satisfying to own. It's a direction promoted from the top by Toyota Head of state Akio Toyoda, that proclaimed that "if it's not enjoyable to drive, it's not a cars and truck".
The 2018 Toyota GT86 adapts the classic cars theme in being small, lightweight, having a low centre of gravity and a front engine/rear-wheel drive configuration. The powertrain broke brand-new ground, in adopting a high-revving 2.0-litre, normally aspirated, horizontally opposed "fighter" four-cylinder engine, created by Subaru and equipped with Toyota's D-4S direct gas shot.
The 2018 Toyota GT86 has proved its top quality on roadway, track and also rally phase. As a matter of fact, valuable data as well as feedback were gained from the auto's efficiency in the gruelling arena of the Nürburgring 24 Hr with TOYOTA Gazoo Competing task in order to shape the adjustments as well as renovations currently being introduced for the 2017 version – the initial significant adjustments to the automobile.
In rallying, Toyota Motorsport's development of the GT86 CS-R3 has actually brought the excitement of rear-wheel drive back to the sport in an automobile that is sensible and also cost effective for grass-roots enthusiasts, yet homologated to compete in all levels up to the Globe Rally Champion.
Under the skin there have actually been detailed adjustments to the suspension and also damping, targeting renovations in handling, security and trip comfort, and also measures have been presented to increase body rigidness.
One of one of the most substantial developments in the 2017 GT86 from a vehicle driver's perspective is a brand-new Track setting, providing the chance to enjoy efficiency driving with minimum treatment of electronic Lorry Security Control as well as grip control systems. The vehicle's brand-new multi-information display provides real-time access to power and torque curves, G-forces as well as a stopwatch to chart successive lap times.
The enhancement of the Track mode is one component in a substantial reappraisal of the GT86's digital control and also managing systems, including the efficiency of the ABS and also grip control. Principal Engineer Tetsuya Tada considers that these revisions actually deliver one of the most significant changes in the vehicle's handling prospective, making good use of information got from the coupe's involvement in motorsport.
In style terms, the new automobile is not a radical departure from the original, yet instead develops its established designing, enhancing the car's low as well as large showing off position. The changes consist of brand-new LED headlight devices with incorporated LED daytime running lights as well as turn indicators, a lower nose as well as a modified front bumper. At the rear there is a new full-width, wing-type spoiler. Every adjustment – also the smallest detail – has actually contributed to better aerodynamic performance, under the guideline of Tetsuya Tada, the GT86's inspirational Principal Engineer.
Client feedback has actually also notified the revisions to the sports car, particularly in the cabin where brand-new trim and also furniture materials take the sensory top quality to a greater degree as well as a brand-new small-diameter wheel produces an even stronger link in between motorist and also car.
With each other these modifications combine in an automobile that stands as an also a more powerful expression of the assisting concepts that specify the GT86 as a genuine, high-grade motorist's automobile.
" If it's not enjoyable to drive, it's not an automobile" Head of state Akio Toyoda
The MacPherson strut front suspension gain from determine modifications to deliver better handling, security and also flight comfort as well as far better steering feel.
Concentrating on the efficiency of the coil springs, the spring rates have actually been optimised and the axis tons control system has actually been crafted to decrease the difference in steering force on the left and right-hand man sides. The springs are additionally able to flex as well as compress, aiding generate a smooth and also easy-to-control guiding feel.
The Showa shock absorbers have actually been revised, as well, with the gliding surface of the guide bushing transformed to supply better rubbing features, contributing to the car's enhanced handling and also stability. Damping pressure has been minimized to obtain an enhancement in trip convenience.
Optional SACHS shock absorbers offer an additional upgrade to response and security, reducing roll for a level and also smooth flight.
Back suspension
Modifications in the back double wishbone suspension target transforming efficiency in addition to gains in taking care of and stability, achieved through optimised coil springtime rates as well as the exact same modifications to the shocks as featured in the front suspension.
A boost in the size of the back anti-roll bar contributes to much better transforming performance, together with an adjustment in the circulation of longitudinal body roll.
Boosted body rigidness
The strength of the Toyota GT86's body is essential to its rewarding handling and also driveability, a location attended to by cautious use various high-tensile steels to achieve strength, torsional stiffness and also light weight within the body covering. The hood is made from sheet aluminium as well as the wings from thinner sheet steel, assisting reduce the sports car's weight.
Little yet telling procedures have been required to boost body rigidity as well as automobile durability further in the 2018 GT86, consisting of a thicker installing bracket for the front suspension towers, a thicker support in the transmission crossmember as well as added reinforcements in the rear wheel arcs with additional weld points. The centre and also front of the rear panel have actually likewise been made substantially thicker.
New Track mode
True to the idea that the 2018 Toyota GT86 must deliver the purest owning enjoyment, Toyota has changed the Lorry Stability Control system to include a brand-new "Track" mode in which the chauffeur is offered an even better variety of handling, braking and transforming control for genuine and very delightful sports owning.
The Track setting is turned on making use of a turn on the centre console, lighting up a sign light in the driver's multi-information screen. This transforms the VSC as well as the automobile's grip control (TRC) to minimum level, removing a layer of electronic treatment so the driver could apply their very own auto control skills for a more interesting experience at the wheel.
Including Track mode offers the vehicle driver an option of 4 VSC and also TRC settings. In typical driving both systems run, while TRC can be switched off to assist when retreating on harsh surface areas. The GT86's VSC Sporting activity mode expands the permissible variety of side acceleration and activity prior to the system intervenes, allowing the vehicle driver to explore the restrictions of the car's characteristics without giving up security.
The intro of the Track setting is part of a detailed re-evaluation of the role digital control systems can play in improving the GT86's handling efficiency Making direct use of information gathered from the vehicle's involvement in motorsport occasions, such as the Nürburgring 24-HOUR, great change have actually been made to systems consisting of the ABDOMINAL MUSCLE and grip control – adjustments that Chief Designer Tetsuya Tada believes can help chauffeurs totally exploit their skills and also unlock the 2018 Toyota GT86 full capacity.
Aerodynamic performance.
The 2018 Toyota GT86 maintains the advantages of the "aero-sandwiching" principle, where the stress of air flow over, below and also along the sides of the vehicle offers to maintain it vertically and horizontally stable, without producing unneeded downforce as well as without enhancing its 0.27 coefficient of drag. The contours of the "pagoda" roof covering play an important function in this, a treatment that is mirrored in the surfacing the auto's underbody.
Principal Engineer Tetsuya Tada required that the GT86's exterior layout adjustments should have a favorable result on the car's handling and security, to the finest detail. In the front bumper a brand-new blocking surface has actually been included below the front grille, with two unique "teeth" and the reduced side of the bumper has been angled to 45 levels to assist produce a better air flow. Similarly the reduced of the back diffuser has likewise been evaluated a 45-degree angle.
The new wing-type rear spoiler has a favorable effect on both aerodynamic efficiency and also security. It expands the full size of the back of the cars and truck and also is fitted with end plates which deal with the upright installs to help develop a wraparound air flow. The circulation of air over as well as under the wing produces a downforce effect to assist keep the auto secure at rate.
The 2018 Toyota GT86 powertrain is the same, retaining its one-of-a-kind format of a high-revving, normally aspirated 2.0-litre, horizontally opposed "boxer" engine driving the rear wheels. Toyota added its D-4S direct fuel shot technology to the Subaru-sourced engine, securing raised throttle action, power and also torque over a large range of engine rates.
Owning the rear wheels with a six-speed manual or transmission, the 1,998 cc 16-valve DOHC device generates an optimum 200 HUBBUB hp/147kW at 7,000 rpm as well as 205Nm of torque in between 6,400 and 6,600 rpm. Nought to 100km/h velocity could be achieved in 7.6 secs with hand-operated transmission, 8.2 seconds for the automated.
The fine detail changes made to the 2018 Toyota GT86 exterior styling have not been introduced to create a various appearance; rather they offer to establish the automobile's recognized appearance, adding maturity and also generating an also more powerful sporting look. Throughout the design program, Toyota has stayed loyal to the concept of combining contemporary lines with aesthetic recommendations to versions from its renowned cars heritage, not the very least the 2000GT.
New frontal design
These goals accomplish ideal consistency in a refined yet effective reworking of the frontal elements, especially with a wider, low-set grille, an obvious reduced lip to the front bumper with incorporated fins and also a decreasing of the suggestion of the auto's nose. This renewed head-on-view enhances the automobile's ground-hugging position and also active efficiency.
Aerodynamic detailing encompasses a subtle brand-new nose fin and new LED haze light borders with a triple-strake style that is both aerodynamically effective as well as striking in appearance. The headlight systems have actually been restyled to create a more powerful horizontal focus, with brand-new bi-LED lights for complete and high beam of light. The turn indicators have actually been relocated from the much edges of the front bumper to within the headlamp clusters, organized as a line of individual orange LEDs underneath an angled collection of white daytime running light LEDs. The result is to create a stronger straight axis across the front of the vehicle, emphasising its size as well as maturation of design.
Reasserting the sports car profile
The 2018 oyota GT86 retains its unique sports car silhouette, complete with "pagoda" roof style, reduced centre of gravity as well as door apertures that evoke the look of the two-seater 2000GT, effectively related to a small 2 +2 format. The vehicle retains its 4,240 mm general size, 1,320 mm elevation (with shark fin antenna), 1,775 mm width as well as 2,570 mm wheelbase.
In account view, the areas forward of the front wheels as well as aft of the rear wheels have actually been formed to generate a stronger feeling of sporting efficiency. The wing garnish has actually a brand-new integrated fin that adds to managing body roll, real to Principal Designer Tetsuya Tada's objective that all styling changes ought to serve a functional function in regards to enhancing the lorry's wind resistant efficiency.
New 17-inch wheel layout
A brand-new 17-inch cast alloy wheel design has been produced for the 2018 Toyota GT86, including 10 ultra-slim spokes with a comparison intense and also weapon metal grey maker coating to provide a dexterous as well as highly specified 3D look.
Stronger back styling
New showcases behind the 2018 Toyota GT86 adhere to the pattern of those at the front in producing a lower-stronger look, led by a broader and further black moulding as well as diffuser device that creates a solid trapezoidal shape and extends low enough to hide the exhaust silencer.
The brand-new wing-type rear spoiler changes the previous incorporated element design, forecasting a sportier look along with adding to the GT86's improved aerodynamics.
The rear LED light collections have been reworked, creating a more powerful horizontal line and also using lightguides to produce a distinct lights trademark and showcasing brand-new LED turn indicators.
2018 Toyota GT86 INTERIOR
Changes made to the GT86's cabin serve to stress the vehicle's real showing off quality while increasing the capability as well as the aesthetic and also responsive top quality of the inside. The focus remains the business of driving, but in an environment that is even more enticing to the eye as well as touch.
Toyota's tiniest guiding wheel
Certain focus has been paid to the shapes and size of the guiding wheel to supply the most effective hold and also activity for the chauffeur. Retaining the flashy three-spoke design, Toyota has actually minimized the size by 3mm to just 362mm, making it the smallest it has actually yet included on a Toyota production auto. The wheel's weight has actually additionally been reduced by 10 percent.
The cross-section of the edge has actually been accuracy calculated to ensure that when the motorist holds the wheel, their arms are normally angled slightly inwards, promoting a sportier feel.
More focus has actually been contributed to the look of the wheel with sculpted, metal-effect spokes as well as a famous, silvered 86 logo on the centre boss. The brand-new wheel likewise integrates switches to adjust the brand-new 4.2-inch colour TFT multi-function display and stereo
Multi-information display
The driver's instrument display screen has actually been modified with a new triple-dial plan that consists of a brand-new 4.2-inch colour TFT multi-information read-out, giving real-time data that could be phoned and adjusted with ease using the brand-new control activates the steering wheel.
In addition to familiar details such as gas economic climate, trip information, coolant temperature levels and also cruising range, the display screen could additionally offer more performance driving-focused details, consisting of a G-force display, power and torque contours, a stopwatch and lap times in series.
The multi-information screen provides the 86 logo each time the vehicle is started as well as gives vehicle driver alerts, consisting of door ajar as well as low coolant cautions.
The tachometer has been reoriented to make sure that 7,000 rpm – the engine speed at which peak power is supplied – currently rests on top of the dial.
Centre console with touchscreen screen
A brand-new 6.1-inch touchscreen display screen has actually been presented in the centre console, supplying quick as well as easy operation of the stereo – which currently consists of optional BIT electronic reception.
The 2018 Toyota GT86 is available with the current iteration of the Toyota Touch 2 with Go multimedia as well as satellite navigation system, additionally accessed through the touchscreen. It comes with an extra intuitive user interface plus 3 years' free map upgrade as well as accessibility to connected services, consisting of real-time roadway website traffic info, Google Look as well as Twitter.
2018 Toyota GT86 Cabin trims
The 2018 Toyota GT86 has a new, merged "all black" interior coating that not just adds to the cars feel of the inside, however likewise lowers reflection of outdoors light so there is much less distraction and also a clear sight for the chauffeur. A brand-new carbon-fibre mesh pattern trim has been contributed to the door switch panels and the ventilation control panel on the centre console. Buckskin pattern furniture is available for the tool binnacle hood, matching a brand-new furniture selection that combines leather with perforated Alcantara seat dealings with, available in all-black, or black with red leather specificing on the edge of the seatback and cushion strengthens. The last choice likewise presents coordinating red trims on the door panel armrests. The GT86's fabric furniture has additionally been updated, giving better body-holding efficiency.
The multi-information display can also present even more efficiency driving-focused details, consisting of a G-force monitor, power and torque curves, a stopwatch and also lap times in series.


text:
Taste Test: Hot Sauce
With so much talk about hot sauce, we had to taste test all the popular varieties for ourselves. We got our mouths fired up for this spicy taste test. Find out who topped our list.
Hot sauce is the new ketchup. Dab a little on sandwiches, pizza, pasta dishes, chili, grilled meats, eggs – almost any dish. If you check out the label, you'll notice that there's not much nutrition information per serving—no calories, fat, saturated fat, carbs, or protein (or at least so little that it can be listed as zero by food labeling guideline). What it does have is sodium—and some brands have more than others.
For this taste test, we rated hot sauce based on taste, spiciness, ingredients and nutritional information—specifically sodium. We chose the original flavor for each brand and rated them on a 5-point scale (5 being the highest). Since hot sauce is typically eaten with food, we tasted each on a tortilla chip.
Although many folks shouted out Sriracha on Facebook and Twitter, we chose to stick to traditional varieties for this taste test.
Nutrition Info (per teaspoon): 0 calories; 28 milligrams sodium
Our Take: Imported from Mexico, this is the only brand that has 1 tablespoon listed as the serving size (others have 1 teaspoon). The pepper flavor is pretty mild, especially compared to some of the other brands; that might be because the first ingredient listed is water (then arbol and piquin peppers).
Nutrition Info (per teaspoon): 0 calories; 35 milligrams sodium
Our Take: Many of us grew up using this teeny red bottle and boy it's still as hot as we remember. This baby has only 3 ingredients: distilled vinegar, red pepper, and salt. Alongside Cholula, it has the lowest sodium content but was by far the most expensive.
Nutrition Info (per teaspoon): 0 calories; 190 milligrams sodium
Our Take: We love the innocent (yet filthy-mouthed) elderly woman on the Frank's Red Hot Sauce commercials (check out their website if you haven't seen them). The ingredients in this one are pretty simple -- cayenne peppers, distilled vinegar, water, salt and garlic powder. The flavor is just right—not too spicy but not mild either and it's the cheapest of the bunch. The sodium, however, is one of the highest of all brands we tested.
Nutrition Info (per teaspoon): 0 calories; 100 milligrams sodium
Our Take: Whoa, Nelly! This hot sauce has a nice kick which you feel a second after it hits your mouth. Sodium is smack in the middle of all the samples we tested and ingredients do include a few additives like xanthan gum and benzoate of soda (to preserve freshness and flavor).
Nutrition Info (per teaspoon): 0 calories; 240 milligrams sodium
Our Take: This "hot" sauce was actually on the sweeter side and the sauce itself had a thicker consistency. Ingredient list is simple: peppers, vinegar and salt but the sodium is much higher than all other brand we tested.


text:
VTS is a winner of this year's iF DESIGN AWARD, a world-renowned design prize. The winning product, new VOLCANO,
VTS is a winner of this year's iF DESIGN AWARD, a world-renowned design prize.The winning product, new VOLCANO, won in the discipline air heaters, in the building technologies category. Each year, Germany's oldest independent design organization, Hannover-based iF International Forum Design GmbH, organizes the iF DESIGN AWARD.
VOLCANO won over the 58-member jury, made up of independent experts from all over the world, with its unique design. The competition was intense: over 5,500 entries were submitted from 59 countries in hopes of receiving the seal of quality.
More information about VOLCANO can be found on website
About the iF DESIGN AWARD
Since over 60 years, the iF DESIGN AWARD has been recognized as an arbiter of quality for exceptional design. The iF label is renowned worldwide for outstanding design services, and the iF DESIGN AWARD is one of the most important design prizes in the world.Submissions are awarded in the following disciplines:Product, Packaging, Communication and Service Design, Architecture and Interior Architecture as well as Professional Concepts.All awarded entries are featured on the iF WORLD DESIGN GUIDE, in the iF design app and are displayed at the iF design exhibition Hamburg.


text:
I know, I haven't been posting much lately. 5.5 upgrades got postponed due to the new storage platform needing my immediate attention and being a speaker at the Percona Live conference in April also needs a lot of attention.
One of the things I want to try out is running multiple MySQL instances on the same machine. The concept remained in the back of my mind ever since I attended Ryan Thiessen's presentation on the MySQL conference 2011 but we never actually got a proper usecase for it. Well, with the new storage platform it would be really beneficial so an excellent use case to try it out! So what have I been busy with in the past week? That's right: running multiple instances MySQL on one single server. 😉
Even though it is not well documented and nobody describes the process in depth it is not that complicated to get multiple instances running next to each other. However it does involve a lot of changes in the surrounding tools, scripts and monitoring. For example, this is what I changed so far:
1. MySQL startup script
Yes, you really want this baby to support multiple instances. I've learned my lesson with the wildgrowth of copies of the various MMM init scripts.
2. Templating of configs
If you want to maintain the instances well you should definitely start using a fixed template which includes a defaults file. In our case I created one defaults file for all instances and each and every instance will override the settings of the defaults file. Also some tuning parts are now separated from the main config.
3. Automation of adding new instances to a host
Apart from a bunch of config files, data directory you really want to have some intelligence when adding another instance. For example only the innodb_buffer_pool_size needs to be adjusted for each new instance you add.
4. Automation of removing instances from a host
Part of the step above: if you can add instances, they you need to be able to remove an instance. This should be done with care as it will be destructive. 😉
After this there is still a long extensive list of things to be taken care of:
1. Automation of replication setup
The plan is to keep things simple and have two hosts replicate all instances to each other. So the instance 3307 on host 1 will replicate to instance 3307 on host 2 (and back), instance 3308 on host 1 will replicate to instance 3308 on host 2 (and back), etc.
2. HA Monitoring needs thinking/replacement
I haven't found a HA Monitoring tool that can handle multiple instances on one host.
Why is this a problem?
If only one of the MySQL instances needs maintenance you can't use the current tools unless you are willing to make all other instances unavailable as well. Also what will you do when the connection pool of one instance gets exhausted? Or if one instance on both servers die?
3. Backup scripts needs some changes
Obviously our backup tools (wrapper scripts around xtrabackup) need some alteration. We are now running multiple instances, so we need to backup more than one database.
4. Cloning scripts need some changes
We have a script that can clone a live database (utilizing xtrabackup) to a new host. Apart from the fact that it assumes it needs to clone only one single database we might also go for full cloning of all instances
5. Monitoring needs to understand multiple instances
Our current (performance) monitoring tools, like Nagios/Cacti/etc, only assume one MySQL instance per host. At best I can implement the templates multiple times, but that also increases the number of other checks with the same factor.
And there obviously a lot more things I haven't thought of yet. As you can see I'll be quite occupied in the upcoming period…


text:
Cuba coach Juan Carlos Gala: "I want to congratulate Kazakhstan for a great match. We are in a situation of do-or-die; it's like we're competing for the World Championship in every match. I hope our team continues to play at a high level, we can't afford to let up. The most important thing today is we rediscovered Kenia Carcaces – and also Palacios and Cleger. I think if they can all maintain their level, we will be able to compete."I mentioned yesterday that we have a young team and it's been hard to adjust timewise after coming to Japan from Italy. Today is our fourth day and we're just starting to adjust. I think this was a factor in our performances and we were not focused enough. It's tough for these young players to face the top teams in the world. "(on playing 6-2 formation, rather than 5-1) Definitely we play better better under the 6-2 system."Cuba captain Yusidey Silie:"Although we won in five sets, we were much better and we are more united in how we play and we have more confidence. But we still have some problems. Kazakhstan played well tactically, but on many occasions we were able to respond. I'm very happy with the win and we're going to carry on trying to make a big effort and keep winning."
Cuba player Kenia Carcaces:"We came out to give our best and we expected a tough match from Kazakhstan. I think other teams play hard against us. But we were more united than ever; we have the mental strength of winning athletes and this is an example of what the national team of Cuba can do. We will continue to try and play great volleyball. Today, I think I can say I found myself and now I feel more secure about myself. These things happen to any athlete, but now I'm 100 per cent committed to the team and for us to play as a team."
Kazakhstan coach Nelli Chsherbakova:"Generally, my players were doing what they were meant to do, but they failed to follow some instructions, especially regarding blocking. If they had blocked as instructed, it would have helped blunt Cuba's attack. That was the key, because Cuba's attack was getting stronger and stronger."
Kazakhstan captain Inna Matveyeva:"It was a great game and very interesting. We tried to do what we had worked on in training, but at the end of the sets we made some errors, and, in the end, I think we had a bit of bad luck. I feel we're getting better, but luck has been against us."


text:
If you're going to find rust in a first-gen Camaro, chances are it's going to be in the bottom of the trunk. The reasons for this are twofold. First, as the trunk weatherstrip ages, water tends to leak into the trunk area where it then pools in the low spots. Second, the rubber trunk mats hold the water against the floor and slows down any sort of evaporation. Add in a dose of "out of sight, out of mind," and it's easy to see why many otherwise clean, early Camaros fall victim to trunk floor rot.
Thankfully, the fix is easy. While replacing a trunk floor doesn't fall into the "bolt-on" category, it's one of the simpler items on a Camaro that requires a welder to rehabilitate. So we headed out to Hot Rods by Dean in Phoenix, Arizona, for the 411 on how it's done on a 1968.


text:
Jason Aldean is an American country music artist from Macon, GA. In 2005, Aldean debuted his first self-entitled album. Aldean has released six albums with Burnin It Down being released in 2014. Catch Jason Aldean in concert with tickets from NashvilleTicketBrokers.com.
Aldean will be performing at the Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, FL on October 22, 2015.
Cole Swindell and Tyler Farr will be handling opening duties for Aldean.
NashvilleTicketBrokers.com makes buying Jason Aldean concert tickets very easy. NashvilleTicketBrokers.com carries a vast amount of Jason Aldean tickets on the site.
NashvilleTicketBrokers.com offers easy online shopping and secure purchasing for Jason Aldean tickets.
NashvilleTicketBrokers.com provides all levels of seating for Jason Aldean concerts. Browse Here
Follow on Facebook at: http://www.facebook.com/NashvilleTicketBrokers
Live Customer Support
Order by Phone Toll Free 7 Days a Week
(855) 514-5624
Browse the inventory of tickets for Jason Aldean at NashvilleTicketBrokers.com today and save! http://www.nashvilleticketbrokers.com/2607728/Jason-Aldean-Tyler-Farr-and-Cole-Swindell-Tickets
Disclaimer: NashvilleTicketBrokers.com is not associated with any artists, teams, venues, organizations, institutions, bands, or artists featured on their website in any way.
NashvilleTicketBrokers.com is a reliable online marketplace serving the secondary market with tickets for all major concerts, sports, and theatre events. Online shoppers can take advantage of Promo Code "NASHVILLE" while tickets last.
Media Contact
Company Name: NashvilleTicketBrokers.com
Contact Person: Media Relations
Email: email@example.com
Phone: 1-855-514-5624
Country: United States
Website: http://www.nashvilleticketbrokers.com/2607728/Jason-Aldean-Tyler-Farr-and-Cole-Swindell-Tickets


text:
I don't think so...
- Oct 9, 2010
- 13,717
- 3,927
Country star Mindy McCready has passed away at the age of 37, E! News reports.
The country singing sensation reportedly died in an apparent suicide after her boyfriend David Wilson, 34, passed away just over a month ago. Davids cause of death is still unknown.
Mindy spent some time in rehab over the past couple of weeks to deal with the remorse after being accused of having some involvement in Davids death, which she denied.
Mindy is survived by two children: Zander, 6, and Zayne, 9-months-old.
Our thoughts and well-wishes go out to Mindys friends, family, and loved one.


text:
RIM shares fall as hopes for new BlackBerry fadeNovember 27, 2012: 1:53 PM ET
After a few moments in the sun, smartphone pioneer Research in Motion is again feeling the wrath of fickle investors.
Shares of the BlackBerry-maker fell 6% in afternoon trading Tuesday.
RIM (RIMM) shares had been on a tear over the past few months. The stock rose to about $12 on Monday, nearly double the low it hit in late September.
The advance has been driven in part by hopes that RIM, which has seen its share of the mobile device market decimated by Apple's (AAPL) iPhone, will finally release a new product.
RIM said earlier this month that its BlackBerry 10 operating system will debut on Jan. 30, a year after the company's next-generation smartphones and software were slated to go on sale.
Related: Ericsson sues Samsung over patents
But the optimism faded Tuesday as investors question whether the BlackBerry brand can recover following such a long hiatus in the dynamic market for smartphones.
On StockTwits, users pointed to a bearish research report from Morgan Stanley and data from Kantar Media that underscored BlackBerry's declining market share.
asymco: $RIMM reached 1.6% smartphone market share in the US. No wonder the stock is booming.
Macke: $RIMM is down b/c it's doomed and the squeeze is over, it's just impolite to say so in a headline.
Another StockTwits user was not convinced RIM would even deliver on schedule.
TrendRida: Fairly certain $RIMM has another product delay in 'em. That;s just the way they roll...
But a few users were quick to rush to RIM's defense.
Bodhi: $RIMM the irony is that market has overlooked fact that every single one of RIM's 80 million customers is excited to upgrade to new device.


text: Hi guys! My name is Tim, and I've been on several other knife forums over the years, so some of the screen names are familiar! I'm not a chef, but I like to cook and I like sharp pointy blades! I have a few Japanese knives (Gyutos, Deba, Honesuki, Santoku, petty's, etc) and I am enjoying rehandling some of the knives! I found this place by searching for burl pics for handle ideas to re handle some knives and found Burl Source!


text:
It's Round 3… the week that prices start changing and for most of us, the time that our league battles start and the sledges are sent out to our mates who we're playing against!
The no brainer trade this week for a lot of coaches was going the dropped Patrick Karnezis to the cash cow Josh J Kennedy. This has been completed by almost 10,000 coaches while just over 7,000 coaches traded Karnezis to Sam Dwyer. Along with Dwyer, coaches should have looked to have got in other rookies on the bubble. Interestingly, Charlie Dixon and Justin Westhoff are the next most popular inclusions… who would have seen that coming 3 weeks ago?
Chat about your teams over the weekend here and your progressive scores. Make sure you post how many have played so we can get an idea of where you sit.


text:
Girls' Shoes Gray
Cute and comfortable shoes for girls that are just her style.
Crocs Girls' Shoes
Moms and kids alike love girls' shoes from Crocs — from comfortable girls' clogs and cute girls' flats to mary jane flats and girls' comfortable sandals.
Girls' new arrivals include a wide array of cute clogs, outdoor boots for girls, girls' comfortable sneakers and more. Check out our fun, cute and comfortable girls' sneakers and girls' flip flops too – you'll even find cute clogs with classic favorite cartoon character designs.
Girls' slip-ons let girls gear up for the great outdoors—some in sporty lace-up style, some in a classic clog style with a snug back strap.
Looking for something a bit warmer? For comfy, cozy fun,check out the girls' fuzz lined shoes with fur-lined clogs in a variety of colors. And when it's rainy out, moms love our girls' rain boots with colorful selections to keep feet dry!
Whatever it is you're looking for in a pair of girls' shoes, Crocs is sure to have the comfort you need!


text:
Photos: cover of Fritos Pie book; Kaleta Doolin in Fritos car; Doolin reading at Texas Folklife gallery
Fritos Pie continues to be showcased in the Smithsonian's exhibit "FOOD: Transforming the American Table" and will be extended until 2017. Part of the Fritos Pie Exhibit was on display at Texas Folklife the Spring and Summer of 2013 and is now available for touring. Interested parties should contact Texas Folklife at (512) 441-9255 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
Fritos Pie: The Exhibition
Texas Folklife's exploration of Texas foodways included this internationally beloved product born in the Lone Star State – Fritos ®. "Everyone knows my father's product, Fritos Corn Chips, but few people associate his name with them," said Kaleta Doolin, author of Fritos® Pie: Stories, Recipes, and More and daughter of Fritos founder C.E. Doolin.
Building on her involvement in the Smithsonian exhibition, "Food: Transforming the American Table 1950-2000" which opened in November2012 in Washington, D.C., Doolin elaborates the Fritos Company's early impact on American agricultural practices, environment and the American palette.
According to the Smithsonian, Fritos corn chips launched a snack empire by transforming a typical American street food, fritas (little fried things) into a mass-produced, mass-marketed snack staple. C.E. Doolin of San Antonio, Texas, purchased a recipe and the equipment for making the chips by hand from Gustavo Olguin in 1932. By 1950, having applied Henry Ford's assembly-line methods to their production, Doolin was selling bags of Fritos nationwide.
In 1932 C. E. Doolin, the operator of a struggling San Antonio confectionery, made a purchase that would change his life. For the price of $100, he received a recipe for a fried corn chip product, a crude device used to make it, and a list of 19 customer accounts. From that humble beginning sprang Fritos®, a product that, thanks to Doolin's marketing ingenuity and a visionary approach to food technology, would become one of the best-known brands in America.
Fritos® Pie is an insider's look at the never-before-told story of the Frito Company. Doolin, daughter of the company's founder, provides personal anecdotes, stories and more than 150 vintage and newly created recipes. Fritos® Pie recounts the company's fascinating history.
This book has been praised as a ". . . deep-fried, wide-eyed, American saga of family and food," by Davia Nelson of NPR's award winning Kitchen Sisters, who wrote the book's foreword.
One of the first firms to utilize point-of-sale advertising, the Frito Company developed dozens of recipes intended to get American homemakers "Cooking with Fritos."
Indeed, Doolin shows that many of the vintage recipes developed by her grandmother, her father and company employees became integral to the company's marketing success. The book includes recipes — for everything from appetizers to desserts, all using Fritos as an ingredient — along with the author's comments and anecdotes about her adventures experimenting with them in her kitchen.
The book Fritos® Pie is available for purchase at the Texas Folklife gallery and online shop.


text:
CARSON, Calif. – The Vancouver Whitecaps held off a determined Chivas USA side Saturday night to earn a scoreless draw and extend their unbeaten streak to six games.
There weren't many golden opportunities for either side, as Vancouver notched their third straight shutout and the hosts were blanked for the fourth straight week.
Chivas USA squandered a couple of opportunities in the second half. In the 74th minute, Erick "Cubo" Torres misfired from just inside the box after a centering pass from Mauro Rosales trickled out to the edge. About 10 minutes earlier, his header off a Rosales feed went directly to goalkeeper David Ousted, who made an easy save.
Vancouver had a good look in the 75th minute, but Kekuta Manneh's shot from distance proved too ambitious and sailed onto the tarp covering the StubHub Center bleachers.
The Whitecaps' last loss came July 20 to the same Goats, whose defense bounced back after having allowed nine goals in their previous four matches.
But the Chivas USA attack again lacked punch, with their scoreless drought extending to a season-worst 366 consecutive minutes. The debut of forward Félix Borja, whose loan move from Ecuadorian side Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito was announced earlier in the week, was rather uneventful as he made the start alongside Torres atop the Chivas USA formation.
The Whitecaps maintained their nine-point lead on last-place Chivas USA in the Western Conference standings and remain in the fifth and final playoff spot.
In the first half, Torres corralled a loose ball in the 13th minute, but couldn't finish from close range as Ousted gobbled up the attempt. The MLS All-Star had another strike from about 18 yards out, but Ousted made a diving catch.
Chivas USA (6-11-5) did continue their success against the Whitecaps after earning four points from their previous two matchups against Vancouver. They earned a draw in the second week of the season and beat the Whitecaps at BC Place, 3-1, last month.
The Whitecaps had a scoring chance in the 28th minute, but a header from Omar Salgado that appeared destined for the back of the net was punched away by Dan Kennedy, who recorded his fourth shutout of the year.
The Whitecaps look to continue their unbeaten streak next week against the LA Galaxy in the same venue. Chivas USA will hit the road for the fifth time in seven weeks to face the New England Revolution on Saturday.
MLSsoccer.com Men of the Match
|What We Saw
|Dan Kennedy
|A couple of big saves; directed important bounce-back performance for reeling defense
|David Ousted
|Four saves on the night and cut out a number of dangerous crosses
|Jordan Harvey
|'Caps defender limited Erick "Cubo" Torres to just a handful of dangerous situations


text:
Census Collection
- Details
- Last Updated on 17 January 2018
Statistical reports issued by the U.S. Census Bureau from 1790 to the present are available for use at the New Mexico State Library. This includes the Decennial Census of Population, Economic Census, and Census of Agriculture. Statistics for the United States, New Mexico, all other states, cities, counties and smaller census geographies are available.
Decennial data collected by the U.S. Census varies from census to census, but population, age, sex, race, income, poverty, earnings, occupation, education, housing, disability, birthplace, ancestry, families, household characteristics and language are among the topics covered in decennial census reports. Explore the data gathered in the 2010 census.
The Economic Census profiles the US economy every 5 years from the national to the local level. Click here for business and industry data.
The New Mexico State Library participates as a Co-ordinating Agency in New Mexico's the State Data Center Program.
Interactive census maps for the 2010 decennial census are available online. A data visualization gallery which includes many maps is also available online.
For more in-depth geographic information use the Census Geography page.
New Mexico census data has been mapped and is available online at RGIS.
The State Library has a collection of full sized New Mexico county block and tract maps for the 2000, 1990, 1980, and 1970 decennial census. LandView products are also available on CD-Rom. Block maps for the 1980 decennial census are also available on microfiche.
Genealogical Research
Historical Federal decennial census schedules for genealogical research are located in the Southwest collection. Census data is also searchable on the Ancestry Library database which is available in the Library.
Questions about using American Fact Finder, the Census Bureau web site, the New Mexico State Library Census Collection and the State Data Center program can be directed to the reference staff (505) 476-9702.


text:
The Alternative To Brothels.
Meet Horny Women In Your Area - They Don't Have Time To Date
The Largest Married Dating Site. A discreet and confidential extra marital affairs dating service for women and men… Join Free Now!
You Just Got LUCKY!
Find Women In Your Postcode Looking For Sex. Join Free and Browse 1000s of Profiles. Sex does not have to be complicated. Waitangi West
Mary xxx sweet FULL* GFE * ( REAL GIRL REAL PHOTOS 100% ) in Waitangi West
Super Hot Brunette UpLate. New to the site ! call me (...) Waitangi West
ana-sexy xxxx new Party girl make you BURN xxx NEW
Well-groomed, fragrant body,, one breasts, a charming smile and a captivating look ... In bed I am passionate, (...) Waitangi West
Waitangi West Sexy milf!PARTY GIRL 2 time hhour.gfe full service
Welcome. My name is Lana (40's). I am a mature, naturally busty (38HH) blonde, an accomplished escort, standing (...) Waitangi West
Waitangi West Aniella relaxing and enjoying the best massage
Hi guys I am sexy party girl let's meet (...) Waitangi West
Brothels Waitangi West
Not all females share my fate. Numerous ladies are dating guys who they do not enjoy, since they desire their cash and to be spoiled.
I have actually even checked out about Khaleeji ladies who offer up their bodies (of course, not their virginity) to desperate Saudi males under the scenario he 'spoils' them with a costly purse or shoes. These females are not to blame. I do not think prostitutes ought to be condemned or thought about inferior simply since they offer their bodies, however something is awfully incorrect when ladies are doing it for overly-inflated designer bags and silicone breasts gfe, dfk, flirt, swingers, women seeking men, men seeking women, personals, relationship, sex dating, adult dating, meet for sex, yoni massage, foot massage, deep tissue massage, swedish massage, sports massage, naked massage, b2b, full body, GFE, CIM, OWO, DT, Party, ATM, BBBJ, BJ, COB, COF, COT, DATY, Deep Throat, DFK, Duo, Quickie.
Numerous females are dating males who they do not like, due to the fact that they desire their cash and to be spoiled. The political, financial and social structures that control many of the world are deeply affecting why females are looking for relationships based on wealth rather than based on love. Ladies as sex items and sex vixens offer the impression of power to the ignorant observer, however in the long term, there is no wholesome advantage when females objectify themselves. I have actually not done comprehensive research study on trafficked females, however I would like to do so in the future. I might never ever comprehend why these lovely females would work on the street and have pimps (guys who take their cash).
I have actually not done substantial research study on trafficked females, however I would enjoy to do so in the future. It is well understood that there are young Iraqi prostitutes in Syria and in other places in the Middle East ... catering to Saudi male sex travelers. Without a doubt these ladies do not select to be prostitutes, however rather they have no option in between doing it or starving escort agency Waitangi West, cheap escorts Waitangi West, escort service Waitangi West, irish escorts Waitangi West, escort girl Waitangi West, mature escorts Waitangi West, adult escorts Waitangi West, cheap escorts Waitangi West, bbw escorts Waitangi West, local escort Waitangi West, indian escort Waitangi West, independent escorts Waitangi West, irish escorts Waitangi West, exclusive escorts Waitangi West, japanese escorts Waitangi West, pornstar escorts Waitangi West, black escorts Waitangi West, vip escorts Waitangi West, high class escorts Waitangi West, asian escorts Waitangi West, russian escorts Waitangi West, anal escorts Waitangi West, english escorts Waitangi West, scottish escorts Waitangi West, thai escorts Waitangi West, milf escorts Waitangi West, cougar escorts Waitangi West, granny escorts Waitangi West, blonde escorts Waitangi West, female escorts Waitangi West, british escorts Waitangi West, pakistani escorts Waitangi West, incall/outcall escorts Waitangi West, escort reviews Waitangi West, 24 hour escorts Waitangi West, escort near Waitangi West.
I might never ever comprehend why these stunning females would work on the street and have pimps (males who take their cash). Later on I found out that these females had a bad idea of self-governance, and were completely reliant on their pimps for survival (unfortunate, certainly). The guideline stays that just females with pimps are permitted to walk in the designated 'high-track' location-- however this practice of 'classy' track has actually nearly vanished in current years.
Individuals tend to believe sex servants are restricted to poorer nations. They exist all over. In the West, there are constantly stories about ladies who were drawn to an abundant nation in intend to discover a good task, yet they get pushed into sexual slavery to repay their supposed financial obligations adult massage, asian massage, body to body massage, chinese massage, erotic massage, happy ending, massage parlours, massage therapist, massage therapy, masseur, nude massage, nuru massage, oriental massage, sensual massage, sex massage, tantra massage, tantric massage, thai massage, adult erotic massage, vivastreet, backpage escorts, punternet.
When I started to work as a classy escort, I likewise experienced 'high-track' females. These ladies all have pimps. In the sex market, elite is more associated with costly ladies more so than real class.
Low-track sex employees are what lots of individuals presume is associated with the typical prostitute: drug-addicted ladies offering their bodies for next-to-nothing or for drugs. I have actually never ever experienced one of these ladies, as they exist in another world completely various than the 'elite' world of prostitution. No one understands how or why these females ended up in such a desperate, unsafe and susceptible location.
The political, financial and social structures that control many of the world are deeply affecting why ladies are looking for relationships based on wealth rather than based on love. It likewise can be stated these elements are affecting guys to see females as things that can be basically "utilized" for sexual functions just. Ladies as sex items and sex vixens provide the impression of power to the ignorant observer, however in the long term, there is absolutely no wholesome advantage when females objectify themselves.
call girl Waitangi West, brothels Waitangi West, prostitutes Waitangi West, hookers Waitangi West, sluts Waitangi West, whores Waitangi West, gfe Waitangi West, girlfriend experience Waitangi West, shagging Waitangi West, dogging Waitangi West, fuck buddy Waitangi West, hookups Waitangi West, free sex Waitangi West, sex meet Waitangi West, nsa sex Waitangi West


text:
- Ocean Bay Elementary
- Ocean Bay Elementary
Twelve HCS students named National Merit Semifinalists
The National Merit Scholarship Corporation announced the names of twelve Horry County Schools students as Semifinalists in the 65th annual National Merit Scholarship Program. These HCS students are among 16,000 Semifinalists who have an opportunity to compete for 7,600 National Merit Scholarships worth more than $31 million.
HCS National Merit Semifinalists are:
Thomas C. Young and Lexington A. Whalen, St. James High School; Marcos D. Mann and Aaron J. Spears, Scholars Academy and St. James High School; Ryan Bao, Gianna L. Dippolito, Henry T. Hein, Kainen T. Leer, Eoin T. Mahood, and Kaitlyn G. Rielly, Scholars Academy and Carolina Forest High School; and Conner R. Edwards and William A. Truluck, Scholars Academy and Myrtle Beach High School.
Over 90 percent of the Semifinalists are expected to attain Finalist standing and about half of the Finalists will win a National Merit Scholarship, earning the Merit Scholar title. Over 1.5 million juniors in about 21,000 high schools entered the 2020 National Merit Scholarship Program by taking the 2018 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT), which served as an initial screen of program entrants. The nationwide pool of Semifinalists, representing less than one percent of U.S. high school seniors, includes the highest-scoring entrants in each state. The number of Semifinalists in a state is proportional to the state's percentage of the national total of graduating seniors.
To become a Finalist, the Semifinalist and his or her high school must submit a detailed scholarship application, in which they provide information about the Semifinalist's academic record, participation in school and community activities, demonstrated leadership abilities, employment, and honors and awards received. A Semifinalist must have an outstanding academic record throughout high school, be endorsed and recommended by a high school official, write an essay, and earn SAT scores that confirm the student's earlier performance on the qualifying test. From the approximately 16,000 Semifinalists, about 15,000 are expected to advance to the Finalist level, and in February they will be notified of this designation. All National Merit Scholarship winners will be selected from this group of Finalists. Merit Scholar designees are selected on the basis of their skills, accomplishments, and potential for success in rigorous college studies, without regard to gender, race, ethnic origin, or religious preference.
Three types of National Merit Scholarships will be offered in the spring of 2020. Every Finalist will compete for one of 2,500 National Merit $2,500 Scholarships that will be awarded on a state-representational basis. About 1,000 corporate-sponsored Merit Scholarship awards will be provided by as many as 220 corporations and business organizations for Finalists who meet their specified criteria. In addition, about 180 colleges and universities are expected to finance some 4,100 college-sponsored Merit Scholarship awards for Finalists who will attend the sponsor institution.
National Merit Scholarship winners of 2020 will be announced in four nationwide news releases beginning in April and concluding in July. These scholarship recipients will join some 345,000 other distinguished young people who have earned the Merit Scholar title.


text:
Finance in New Hartford
Cylex offers accurate info on various business listings belonging to the Finance main category New Hartford. A complete list of categories, most popular searches and cities is also provided to help you narrow your search even more. Find the right business fast and easy with Cylex!
All subcategories in New Hartford in the "Finance" category
Financial Services
- Accounting & Bookkeeping
- Auditors
- Credit Institutions
- Financial Consultants
- Loan Agencies
- Mortgage Brokers
Insurance Services


text:
The University of Houston College of Education and the University of Houston-Clear Lake School of Business get honor roll accolades from U.S.News and World Report. Programs from the two UH System institutions are ranked in the inaugural edition of Top Online Education Programs.
The new "Honor Roll" list, on which the UH College of Education program iSMART and the UH-Clear Lake's online MBA program are listed, indicates online programs consistently ranked in the top third among similar bachelor and graduate programs. Though the "Honor Roll" measures overall quality, no numerical rankings were assigned for the 40 university programs listed.
Top Online Education Programs is a reflection of the high demand for convenient and flexible course delivery methods, according to the magazine. To be considered for this ranking, online degree programs had to have at least 80 percent of course content available online.
The list also ranked the online bachelor's and master's programs of more than 150 universities in the categories of student engagement and assessment, faculty credentials and training, and student services and technology. Graduate programs also were ranked in the category of admissions selectivity.
"Innovation and technology are essential to the future of education," said Robert McPherson, dean of the college of education. "The goal is to transform the perception and practice of online learning."
The UH College of Education's graduate online program, iSMART, is ranked third in both student services and technology, and admissions selectivity, and 32nd among the more than 150 universities ranked for student engagement and accreditation. Directed by Professor Jennifer Chauvot, iSMART- Integrated Science, Math and Reflective Thinking- is an online master's program designed to improve science and math instruction. Teachers from across Texas are presented opportunities to incorporate the two subjects and to develop the leadership skills of other educators who collaborate online. The program debuted in 2009 thanks to a grant from the Greater Texas Foundation.
"Our faculty are very forward thinking," McPherson said. "Everyone associated with iSMART should be proud of this prestigious honor and the hard work it acknowledges."
The University of Houston-Clear Lake is one of only two Houston-based universities that offers an online MBA program accredited by The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business International. It is ranked 18th in faculty credentials, 21st in student services and technology, and eighth in student engagement and technology. The program offers seven sub-plans: Environmental Management, Finance, Human Resource Management, International Business, Leadership, Management Information Systems, and Management of Technology. In addition, the online MBA was ranked one of the "Top Ten Best Buys" in the country by GetEducated.com, a consumer group that publishes online college rankings and online university based on affordability and credibility. UH-Clear Lake's School of Business offers two online graduate degrees in addition to the Master of Business Administration including Master of Arts in Human Resource Management and a Master of Science in Finance.
"We're very proud of the time and effort our faculty put into making our online graduate degrees top notch," said William T. Cummings, dean of UH-Clear Lake's School of Business. "We're also extremely pleased with the support provided by UH-Clear Lake's Office of University Computing and Telecommunications staff, who helped our faculty develop the courses that led to us being named to this honor roll."
The Top Online Education Programs ranked online bachelors and graduate programs in business, engineering, nursing, education and computer information technology.


text:
I have a 2010 MacPro running SL with a bootcamp partition (on the same bootdrive) containing a Windows 7 x64 installation which I use for work. I was about to upgrade the Mac to Mountain Lion but I'm concerned that doing so will make the Windows 7 partition unbootable. If its an anavoidable side-effect of upgrading I will have to image the windows partition and restore it once I've done the upgrade, but with >500GB on the Windows side of things, I would rather not.
I can't seem to find a definitive answer on the web, can anyone confirm or deny my suspicions?